FNUS71 KOKX 050252 FWSOKX SPOT FORECAST FOR SEATUCK NWR RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1052 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUING. AS MIXING INCREASES DURING THE DAY DRIER AIR FROM ALOFT WILL BE BROUGHT DOWN TO THE SURFACE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP THROUGH THE 30S...POSSIBLY FALLING BELOW THE 30 PERCENT MARK BY MID AFTERNOON. NW WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...BUT CONFIDENCE IN THIS IS MODERATE AT THIS TIME. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH IN THE LOW LEVELS TO PRECLUDE ANY SEABREEZE DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTH SHORE. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6700-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH. TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............1 0 3 9 12 13 14 15 14 11 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 43 45 47 49 50 52 53 54 55 54 RH..................53 53 47 42 37 34 32 31 28 29 30 20 FT WIND DIR......330 330 330 330 330 330 320 310 310 310 300 20 FT WIND SPD......6 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-6400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............11 13 15 13 11 9 7 6 5 5 4 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 49 46 45 45 43 42 40 39 37 36 36 RH..................32 37 42 43 45 49 53 57 59 64 67 67 20 FT WIND DIR......310 310 310 320 330 340 340 350 350 350 350 350 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...AL REQUESTED BY...BRETT GORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120405.SEATU.01/OKX